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1、 Overview of Canada Official Name: Canada Capital: OttawaType of government: a constitutional monarchy with parliamentary democracy, as well as being a federation. Area: 9,976,162 sq kmOfficial Language: English and FrenchPopulation: over 31 millionPeople: 84.6% are White people, 1.6% are Black, 0.4

2、% are Hispanic, 6.9% are Asian, and 6.5% are other native peoples. Religion: Christianity 77%, None 16.2%, Islam 2.0%, Judaism 1.1%, Hinduism 1.0%, Buddhism 1.0%, Sikhism 0.9% (2001) Major Rivers: Mackenzie, Yukon, Nelson, Saskatchewan National flower: Canada has no national flower. There are only n

3、ational flowers for each province. Flag & Coat of ArmsWhite: peace and honesty Red: hardiness, bravery & strengthThe 11-pointed maple leaf in the middle does not represent anythingCanada is the second largest country in the world with close to 10 Million km2. Population in Canada is just over 31 Mil

4、lion. 13 provinces：Alberta: Edmonton 艾伯塔：艾伯塔： 埃德蒙顿埃德蒙顿 British Columbia: Victoria 不列颠哥伦比亚省：不列颠哥伦比亚省： 维多利亚维多利亚 Manitoba: Winnipeg 马尼托巴：马尼托巴： 温尼伯温尼伯 New Brunswick: Fredericton 新不伦瑞克： 弗雷德里克顿 Newfoundland and Labrador: St. Johns 纽芬兰及拉布拉多：纽芬兰及拉布拉多： 圣约翰圣约翰 Nova Scotia: Halifax 新斯科舍省：新斯科舍省： 哈利法克斯哈利法克斯 Onta

5、rio: Toronto 安大略：安大略： 多伦多多伦多 Prince Edward Island: Charlottetown 爱德华王子岛：爱德华王子岛： 夏洛特夏洛特 Quebec: Quebec City 魁北克：魁北克： 魁北克市魁北克市 Saskatchewan: Regina 萨斯喀彻温省：萨斯喀彻温省： 里贾纳里贾纳 Northwest Territories: Yellowknife 西北地区：西北地区： 耶洛奈夫耶洛奈夫 Nunavut: Iqaluit 努纳武特地区：努纳武特地区： 伊魁特伊魁特 Yukon: Whitehorse 育空：育空： 白马白马 Montreal

6、MontrealVencouverVencouver The population The population of Canada is about 29 million and the capital is Ottawa. There are two official languages, French and English. The first travelers arrived from England in 1497. Settlers from France reached Canada in 1534. For two centuries English and French

7、settlers struggled against each other to control the country. Today, one province of Canada is French-speaking. The TV and radio programmers there are in French. There are French restaurants, and all the teaching in schools is done in French.the French-speakingprovince -QuebeclanguagesOfficial langu

8、ages:English and Frenchthe TV and radio in French;French restaurants;teaching in schools be done in French.Economy With a vast area of different features and resources , Canada has a diversified economy. Canadas economy is based on natural resources industries, such as forestry, mining , oil and gas

9、 extraction , farming and fishing, which accounts for large numbers of jobs and revenue for Canada. Canada is also known as a leader in the areas of telecommunications, biotechnology and so on. Canadian Values Canadian people strike us as respectful , tolerant , peace-loving , conservative and frien

10、dly. They show respect for human rights. Canadian are tolerant of immigrant diversity. As Canadians, they enjoy basic freedoms, such as freedom of thought, freedom of speech, freedom of religion and freedom of peaceful assembly. Canadian are proud of their non-violent society and their international

11、 role as peacekeepers.Amazing facts Canada has an extremely large number of lakes. Almost 9% of Canadas total area is covered by freshwater. It is almost uniquely Canadian to have gravy on your fries. In England, thats how they can tell Americans apart from Canadians-Canadians ask for gravy on their

12、 fries. The average person in Canada watches 21 hours of television per week. Half of Canadians have a television in the main bedroom, while 128,000 Canadian have televisions in the bathroom! Of Canadas 34 million people, over 6 million are immigrants. 18 percent of Canadas population are immigrants

13、. 3 million immigrants live in Ontario, 1 million in British Columbia and 700,000 in Quebec.Major Events 1497 John Cabot discovers Newfoundland 1534 Jacques Cartier explores the St. Lawrence River 1670 Hudsons Bay Company established 1763 Canada becomes a British colony 1867 Dominion (birth) of Canada: Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick 1870s Manitoba, British Columbia, Prince Edward Island jo